h₂eḱ-s-eyo-
“to keep sharpening, making worthy”Widely acceptedjudgmentvalue
assess, assay, examine
Iterative form yielding Latin exāmen > examine, English assess, assay.
Related Roots
deyḱ-mn̥-“honor, worthiness, that which is fitting”dʰeh₁-mn̥-₄“established rule, that which is set”dʰeḱ-“to receive, accept, be suitable”h₂eḱ-s-mn̥“sharp edge, axle”h₂eḱ-s-tó-“sharpened, honed, valued”h₂eḱ-s-yó-“worthy, of great value”h₂welh₁-s-“willed, chosen, valuable”h₂welh₁-ú-“worth, value, strength”